HMT Trust Fund Coalition, 2011 Budget

The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Fairness Coalition expressed disappointment in President Obama's budget proposal for the 2011 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works Program. The Coalition said the proposed budget of $4.887b continues to inadequately invest in our nation's water resources infrastructure,

NWC Decries Funding Cuts in FY 2011

The National Waterways Conference decried the inadequate funding for the Army Corps of Engineers civil works program in the Administration’s budget for fiscal year 2011. The $4.9b proposal, a 10% cut compared to FY2010 funding levels, fails to recognize the Corps’ critical role as stewards of our nation’s water resources,

WCI on Gate Failure at Greenup Locks & Dam

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) President & CEO Cornel Martin has issued the following statement regarding the January 27, 2010 failure of the miter gate at the main lock chamber at Greenup Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near Huntington, W.V.  As a result of this incident, the Ohio River was closed to navigation for several days.

Bollinger Delivers 55K BBL Tank Barge

Lockport, La., Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered the M 6000, a 55,000 barrel (bbl) Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA’90) compliant tank barge, to Midstream Fuel Service, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Martin Resource Management Corporation.

Star Bulk Sells Capesize Vessel Star Beta

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK), a global shipping company focusing on transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the Star Beta, a 174,691 dwt Capesize vessel, built 1993, to a third party for a contracted sale price of $22m. The company expects to

WCI Urges Adoption of Waterways Proposal

On the heels of the release of the President’s FY 2011 budget, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) is urging Congress to adopt a new comprehensive, consensus-based package of recommendations formulated by an industry and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working group to ensure the continued vitality of the U.

Climate Change Symposium Technical Program

SNAME President Keith Michel and Malcolm MacKinnon III, Chairman of the Marine Board, released the Notice of Meeting and Technical Program Schedule for the symposium on Climate Change. Climate Change and Ships, Increasing Energy Efficiency Symposium will be held February 16 and 17 at the Maritime Institute

Ingram Barge Named to EPA SmartWay Program

Ingram Barge Company has been named as one of the first marine transportation companies to be accepted as a partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Program.  The announcement was made by Craig E. Philip, CEO of Ingram Barge Company.The EPA program, launched in 2004,

J. Ray, Keppel FELS Joint Venture

J. Ray McDermott will undertake fabrication and installation work for the P-61 Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) in more than 3,871 feet of water, for the Papa Terra Joint Venture, consisting of Petrobras (operator) and Chevron. The overall P-61 project — comprising design, engineering,

Payne Helps Steer Fla. Transportation Panel

Developing a roadmap for Florida’s transportation needs during the next 50 years is the challenge that Port Canaveral CEO J. Stanley Payne has accepted as a member of the 2060 Florida Transportation Plan (FTP) Steering Committee. The plan, adopted five years ago, provides the policy framework

Crowley Completes Cargo Lightering in Haiti

Crowley Maritime Corporation, working under contract with the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), successfully discharged 202 20-foot containers of relief supplies across a beach in Port-au-Prince, Haiti yesterday marking the largest post-disaster lightering operation to date. This successful,

Seafarers & Int'l House Awards Banquet

On Thursday evening, April 22, 2010, Seafarers & International House will hold its annual awards banquet, “Setting the Course,” at the New York Athletic Club for the purpose of honoring Donald Keefe, President of Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Philip J. Schapiro, President

Free SUNY Maritime Conference

SUNY Maritime College will present the College’s 5th Annual Conference on Cutting Edge Issues in Shipping, Tuesday, February 2, 2010, the “Tiv,” McMurray Hall, Maritime College, Throggs Neck, N.Y.  Admission to the day-long seminar is free and it is hosted by the Maritime College

Crowley Petroleum Distribution Restructures

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that it has restructured its petroleum distribution and contract services group, consolidating all Alaska operations under Craig Tornga, vice president. Tornga, who will remain in Anchorage and will continue reporting to Rocky Smith, senior vice president and general manager,

Globus Maritime Charter for the Tiara Globe

Globus Maritime Limited (AIM: GLBS) (LSE: GLBS), a marine transportation company that owns and operates Handymax and Panamax dry bulk vessels, announced that a subsidiary of the company has entered into a new time charter agreement for the M/V Tiara Globe with Transgrain Shipping at a gross rate of $20,

This Day in Coast Guard History – Jan. 29

1919-Ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.  The amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages.  Its enforcement was authorized by the National Prohibition Enforcement Act, otherwise known as the Volstead Act on 28 October 1919.

NACE, WCO Establish Corrosion Awareness Day

NACE International is assisting the World Corrosion Organization (WCO) in its establishment of a Corrosion Awareness Day. The WCO has selected April 24, 2010 as the first Corrosion Awareness Day. On this day and in many countries of the world, activities are being organized to illustrate the detrimental effects of corrosion on everyday life,

DHS Awards $2k Grant to Cal Maritime

The California Maritime Academy Department of Sponsored Projects and Extended Learning (SPEL) has received a federal Homeland Security grant of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administered through the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA). The funds will support

Isle of Man Ship Registry, Toko Maruraku MOU

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toko Maruraku Transportation Co. Ltd in Tokyo in order to facilitate the registration and related services to its growing number of Japanese clients. The services that Toko Maruraku Transportation Co. Ltd can perform will

Conn. Marine Pilot License Solicitation

As authorized by the Connecticut General Statute Sec 15-13, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation is soliciting applications from qualified mariners interested in receiving a marine pilot license from the State of Connecticut to work on the Connecticut side of the Joint Rotation of Pilots.

Crowley Cargo Lightering Ops in Port-au-Prince

Crowley Maritime Corporation, working under contract with the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), successfully discharged 12 20-foot containers of relief supplies across a beach in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 22 in an experimental lightering operation. The success of this operation, which involved

Trailer Bridge Participates in Haiti Relief Effort

Trailer Bridge, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Market: TRBR), as part of the global relief effort for Haiti, contracted with the Military Sealift Command (MSC), the transportation provider for the United States Department of Defense, to provide one of its vessels in support of the U.S. government’s relief efforts in Haiti.

Industry Says Asian Carp Legislation is Damaging

According to the American Waterways Operators Association (AWO) and the Waterway Council, Inc. (WCI), legislation was recently introduced in the House of Representatives that would devastate the Great Lakes economy, jeopardizing businesses and thousands of jobs in the economically strapped region. Michigan

Cayo Largo Deployed to Assist Haitian Relief

Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority (PRMTA) deployed the 300 passenger / 300 ton cargo vessel, M/V Cayo Largo to Barahona, Dominican Republic to assist in the humanitarian effort for Haiti. The vessel, which was designed and built by Blount Boats, Inc. of Warren, R.I., has been in service

Crowley Establishing Flow of Relief Cargo

Crowley Maritime Corporation, working under contract with the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), is unloading Haiti relief cargo in Rio Haina, Dominican Republicy. Fifty six of the 68 20-ft containers of water and meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) will be trucked across the border into Haiti. &nbsp;<br

Additional Fast-Ferry Mobilized for Haiti

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced that the Department&rsquo;s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has started preparing the Alakai, a combined cargo and passenger ship built for ferry service in the Hawaiian Islands, for relief duty in Haiti.&nbsp; The ship will be crewed with U.S. civilian mariners.

U.S. Merchant Marine Mobilizes for Haiti Relief

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced that the Department&rsquo;s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is sending five ships to assist with relief efforts in Haiti.&nbsp; Gopher State, Petersburg, Huakai, Cornhusker State and Cape May are being prepared to sail to the Caribbean Ocean from different parts of the United States.

Foss’s America Cargo Transport Aids Haiti

As recovery efforts in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake continue, tugs and barges from two Seattle-based companies are in the U.S. Gulf poised to participate in the vast international relief operation.America Cargo Transport Corp. (ACTC), a wholly owned Foss subsidiary, and Foss

WCI Supports USACE Development Plan

On January 12, the Board of Directors of Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) voted unanimously to endorse the recommendations of the industry-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy Team for a 20-year Capital Development Plan.&nbsp; The plan would improve

Diana Shipping to Part of Containership Project

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced its intention to participate in a new project involving the formation of a company expected to invest in containerships over the next 12-18 months. Diana Shipping intends to invest $50m for a minority stake in the project,

CMK’S Furman Authors Security Pamphlet

Richard L. Furman, Esq., member of Carroll McNulty &amp; Kull LLC (CMK) of New York, has authored &ldquo;Cargo Transportation Security: Legislation and Regulation Through 2009,&rdquo; a pamphlet published by Matthew Bender.&nbsp;The terror attacks on September 11, 2001, made clear the need

Seaway Concludes 50th Anniversary Season

The St. Lawrence Seaway concluded its 50th anniversary season on December 28 with the passage of the JW Shelley. The vessel transited the Iroquois Lock at 7:37 p.m. on route to Lake Ontario. The Seaway navigation season for 2009 spanned 274 days.The Welland Canal, which has been in operation since 1932,

Crowley Restructures Senior Management

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced a restructuring involving three members of its senior leadership team. John Douglass and Rob Grune will move to new positions, with Douglass taking over as senior vice president and general manager of Crowley's Puerto Rico/Caribbean liner services, and Grune taking

Brightoil’s First Ocean Tanker in Singapore

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited, one of the largest service providers of marine bunkering in China, announced that the Group has taken delivery of its first ocean-going oil tanker in Singapore purchased in November 2009 for the consideration of $52.5m.The double-hulled aframax oil tanker,

Commissioner Khouri Joins the FMC

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that Michael A. Khouri of Louisville, Ky., has been sworn in as a Commissioner for a term to expire on June 30, 2011. Commissioner Khouri was nominated by President Barack Obama on December 3, 2009, and confirmed by the Senate on December 24, 2009.<br

Diana Shipping Time Charter Contracts

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse S.A., for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, the m/v Nirefs, at a gross charter rate of $21,

CG to Terminate t Loran-C

The U.S. Coast Guard's Director of Prevention Policy announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of plans to cease broadcasting the North American Loran-C signal Feb. 8.As a result of technological advancements during the last 20 years and the emergence of the U.S. Global Positioning System,

gTrax: AIS Vessel Tracking for the iPhone

gCaptain.com has teamed up with Maritime Information Systems (MIS), U.S. provider of vessel tracking solutions to the maritime industry, to offer gTrax, Vessel Tracking For The iPhone.gTrax harnesses MIS's network of redundant secure, Automatic Identification System (AIS), antennas to gather

BISSO Marine Attains ISO 9001:2008 Cert

BISSO Marine has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification of its Quality Management System.BISSO Marine received the ISO 9001:2008 certification after being assessed by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. The certification is the first piece of an expanding certification program for the company.<br

Gulf Offshore Selects CapRock VSAT

CapRock Communications announced a three-year contract with Gulf Offshore &ndash; a wholly owned subsidiary of GulfMark Offshore Inc. &ndash; to deploy its broadband maritime service, SeaAccess Communications, onboard its fleet operating in the North Sea and along the coast of Africa. SeaAccess&rsquo;
Contracts Major Ballast Water Management System Contract. General Dynamics USS New Hampshire Contract. Austal Contract for JHSV 2 and 3. FMC, Petrobras $80M Subsea Service Contract. Drydocks World Newbuild Contract.
Cruise Ship Trends Silversea's New Flagship Arrives in America. Costa Deliziosa Completes Sea Trials. Port Everglades Opens Cruise Terminal. InnerSea Discoveries Purchases Two Vessels. Island Breeze Continues with East Asian Plans.
Education/Training Free SUNY Maritime Conference. DHS Awards $2k Grant to Cal Maritime. Castle Shipboard Security Program at University. Maritime Environmental Mgmt, Distance Learning. 2010 Norm Manly YMTA Scholarship.
Environmental UAE, NAMEPA Environmental Summit. Ingram Barge Named to EPA SmartWay Program. CG Final Update on Port Arthur Spill. CARB Commercial Harbor Craft Workshop. Green Star Reduces Fuel Consumption.
Finance Northrop Grumman Q4 2009 Results. Hornbeck Offshore Exchange Offer. Panama Canal FY 2010 Q1 Metrics. Horizon Lines Reduces Debt in Q4. WQIS Holds Covered, No Premium Increase.
Marine Electronics New DGNSS From Kongsberg Seatex. NAVICO Honored at 2009 NMEA. Hispano Radio, WESMAR Dealer in Spain. Furuno Manufacturer of the Year. OSIL Uses Sontek ADCP.
Marine Propulsion Scandic Diesel Services Opens in Montreal. PCT Acceptance for Miratech’s V-CAT Catalyst. Wärtsilä Sales Success, RT-flex82 Engines. Royal Caribbean, Rolls-Royce Pod Settlement. EMD’s EPA Part 1042 Emissions Kits.
Navigation Easier Access to Electronic Charts. Sabine-Neches Waterway Open, Limited Traffic. Hong Kong Emergency Wreck Buoy. Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Closure. NOAA Installs System to Improve Safety & Efficiency.
Navy USS Ashland Loads Supplies for Haiti. Sunken Sub in Balabac Strait is USS Flier. This Day in Naval History – Feb. 5. This Day in Naval History – Feb. 4. Future USNS Matthew Perry Acceptance Trials.
Offshore State Seeks Intervention in Drilling Case. Statoil Honored in Houston. CNOOC Ltd 2010 Business Strategy. Saudi Aramco’s 1st Purpose-Built Jackup. Cape Wind Energy Project Open for Comment.
Ports New Krishnapatnam Port Records. Wilhelmsen Supports Major Port Construction. Ports America Chesapeake 50-Yr Lease. Port of Kiel Close to its 2008 Handling Mark. Mercedes-Benz South Atlantic Hub Opens.
Ship Sales Star Bulk Sells Capesize Vessel Star Beta. Tsakos Energy Ship Sales. Globus Maritime Sells Handymax Dry Bulk Carrier. Oceanfreight Inc. Acquires Capesize Vessel. South Korean Shipping Slump.
Shipbuilding Bristol Harbor Helps Convert Trico Moon. NSRP Approves $1.2M for New Projects. SMM 2010. MES Delivers Bulk Carrier MV Ocean Leader. Keppel FELS Delivers First Rig of 2010.
Technology Shipwrecks: Cleaning Up from the Past. Ship-to-Ship Wireless Broadband Tracking. AVEVA Marine Offers New Features. Penn State Receives Grant. Lockheed Martin Awarded Grant.
Workboats Two RAstar 3800 Tugs from Robert Allan. Donjon’s Tug Fleet Continues to Grow. Colle Shipyard Contract, New ASD Tug. Kvichak Marine Builds NYPD. Hope Services Delivers M/V Lisa Marie.
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